<p>A man who bizarrely tried to trade a live, four-foot alligator for a pack of beer at a convenience store in Miami has been cited for illegally attempting to sell the reptile by wildlife officials.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Fernando Caignet Aguilera was cited after he tried to trade the gator for beer at the Santa Ana Market in Miami on December 10.<br /><br />Aguilera found the gator at a nearby park, trapped it and brought it to the store. He approached the clerk with the strange trade proposal, but the clerk called authorities.<br /><br />"This is absolutely bizarre, I can't imagine somebody wanting to barter a live four-foot alligator for a 12-pack of beer, it makes no sense to me," Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino said.<br /><br />The alligator was taken from Aguilera and released back into the wild, nbcmiami.com reported.<br /><br />Aguilera was cited for taking possession of and trying to sell the alligator.<br /><br />Pino said it is prohibited to harass, touch or feed alligators in Florida.</p>
<p>A man who bizarrely tried to trade a live, four-foot alligator for a pack of beer at a convenience store in Miami has been cited for illegally attempting to sell the reptile by wildlife officials.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Fernando Caignet Aguilera was cited after he tried to trade the gator for beer at the Santa Ana Market in Miami on December 10.<br /><br />Aguilera found the gator at a nearby park, trapped it and brought it to the store. He approached the clerk with the strange trade proposal, but the clerk called authorities.<br /><br />"This is absolutely bizarre, I can't imagine somebody wanting to barter a live four-foot alligator for a 12-pack of beer, it makes no sense to me," Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission spokesman Jorge Pino said.<br /><br />The alligator was taken from Aguilera and released back into the wild, nbcmiami.com reported.<br /><br />Aguilera was cited for taking possession of and trying to sell the alligator.<br /><br />Pino said it is prohibited to harass, touch or feed alligators in Florida.</p>